Ecological research reserve planning

Environmental Science and Engineering (Subseries: Environmental Science)

Volumn , Issue 9783642319990, 2014, Pages 175-203

  Stoms, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological reserve; EMDS; Reserve planning; Spatial decision support

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGICAL RESERVES; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT DECISION SUPPORT; EMDS; RESERVE SYSTEM; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84922435952     PISSN: 18635520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32000-2_8     Document Type: Article

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